There are 3 official mixes of "Notorious":
The first had a Nile Rodgers produced "Extended Mix" while the second featured a remix by The Latin Rascals. Before this, Duran Duran had always provided either completely original songs or previously unheard remixes on the B-side.Īs a first for the band, "Notorious" was released as two separate 12" singles. A still photo from this location was used as the cover of the album Notorious.įor the first time, the B-side to the 7" single was not an original recording "Winter Marches On" was an unaltered version of the Notorious album track. The young model Christy Turlington appeared in outdoor scenes with the band. It featured the three-piece band performing the song on a sound stage, with scantily clad dancers in the background choreographed by Paula Abdul. The video was shot in black and white Super-8 with a hand-held camera, with quick cuts and changes of zoom and focus, a style that Kagan and Greif also used for the video to Scritti Politti's " Perfect Way". The video for "Notorious" was shot on 23 September 1986 by directors Peter Kagan and Paula Greif, and bore an uncanny resemblance to the video the duo had filmed in June of that year for Steve Winwood's " Higher Love". Reception īillboard called it "Anglo-funk, sharp, tidy, made for dancing." Music video Rodgers also played the guitar on the single. His funk influences can be heard throughout the single - for example, the tempo and the use of The Borneo Horns brass section. As a trio, the band had enlisted the help of Nile Rodgers to take over production duties. "Notorious" marked the debut of the new streamlined trio version of Duran Duran, as Andy Taylor and Roger Taylor had left the band by the time the album was released. 5.7 CD: Part of "Singles Box Set 1986–1995" boxset.
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